
Nintendo have seen sales figure fall short and failed to see the rewards from the Nintendo 3DS but they today explained why they don't plan to develop smartphone games.

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).
Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.
Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.
Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.
LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.
Well I hope it's not just the controls preventing them from that ...I don't like to see any of the big publishers that grew through PC & consoles suddenly go mobile. Imagine Steven Spielberg making telenovelas or cartoons.
Wrong move Nintendo. Not sure about new titles but their old catalog could sell very well which could be beneficial to the company... ;)
Good. I applaud Nintendo decisions. Seriously i'm tired about smartphone crap and people who thinks consoles / handhelds are inferior to smartphone in terms of games. It turns out those people wants to play games from consoles / handheld too.
So this news made me happy there still company like Nintendo who thinks consoles / handhelds are better as a gaming medium compare to smartphone ^^
Well, there are always emulators.
The old Pokémon games work really well.
Should Nintendo need to explain? The reasons I believe are obvious.